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Al Qaida has missiles

The Associated Press says it's recovered a 26 page document in Arabic from a
building that was occupied by Al Qaida in Timbuktu Mali that strongly suggest they
have acquired surface-to-air missiles. The recovery also seems to confirm that the
al-Qaida cell is actively training its fighters to use the weapons, also called
man-portable air-defense systems, or MANPADS. It's believed they came from the arms
depots of ex-Libyan strongman Col. Moammar Gadhafi.